Welcome to another edition of the Fantasy Bytes podcast. A happy Tuesday to all. Brandon Kravitz here with the fantasy headlines you need to know. Got another round table for the top 300 in fantasy baseball. A must read found at rotowire.com. Tonight it looks like we're getting a big time return in the NBA.
Tyrese Halliburton set to make his way back for the Indiana Pacers. They're going to be in a primetime spot against the Boston Celtics. I will have a pick on that game at the end of this episode. Halliburton has missed 10 of the last 11 games with a hamstring injury, and since his team traded for Pascal Siakam, the two have only played in one game together. That was 11 days ago in a loss to the Portland Trailblazers. Siakam and Halliburton each scored 21 apiece, so pretty limited sample size in terms of what this could mean for tonight. But one thing to definitely consider is that Halliburton will be brought back slowly. His head coach Rick Carlisle said as much, saying that he'll be brought along, quote, gradually. On the Celtics side, we don't have any official report as of this recording, but we can assume that Al Horford will be brought back slowly.
be out for this one. He doesn't play on the second night of back-to-backs, and he played last night. Also, Chris Epps Porzingis was held out of last night's game due to an ankle injury, presumably saving him for tonight, but again, none of that is official. Some injury fallout for the Oklahoma City Thunder last night. Jalen Williams rolled his ankle late in the fourth quarter of Monday's 107-101 loss to Minnesota, and he didn't appear to be putting any weight on his right foot when he exited the court. Never a good sign. We'll keep an eye on that one moving forward. He's a highly impactful player. Williams hasn't missed a game since November 28th. This one came down right before we recorded our episode yesterday, but Julius Randle of the Knicks is expected to miss multiple weeks now with a dislocated shoulder. This basically knocks him out of all-star contention. He's a guy that...
We'll see you next time. Elsewhere in the NBA, I know I often joke that LeBron is always on the injury report and plays right through it. But this time, I do think there's a chance he sits out. The Lakers take on the Hawks tonight. Second night of a back-to-back. LeBron listed as questionable. It's one that I would take seriously. DeJounte Murray listed as questionable for the Hawks in that same game. And the Raptors getting a little bit squirrely with their injury report. Emmanuel quickly, unlikely to play tonight for the Raps. And RJ Barrett has already been ruled out. Raptors in Chicago taking on the Bulls. Neither Joel Embiid or Tyrese Maxey played last night for the Sixers. They're at it again in Golden State tonight. Wouldn't be a surprise at all to see them listed as out. They have two more games out West before heading back home to play the Brooklyn.
on February 3rd. Want to get a bet in tonight? Use the BetMGM bonus code ROTOBONUS. Earn a first bet offer. up to $1,000. I'm going to go ahead and look the way of the Boston Celtics tonight. Primetime TNT game. You know they're going to put their best foot forward in this one. Boston Celtics are a load to deal with at TD Garden. I know they played last night, but you got to consider that this is already built into the line. I think a lot of people are going to spring for the Indiana side with this being such a big number at seven and a half, but Halliburton and Siakam still have some work to do as far as building on-court chemistry, and Halliburton's going to be on a minutes restriction tonight, so I don't like the Indiana side. I think Boston picks up right where they left off last night, and they get the cover here. I'm going Boston minus seven and a half tonight in primetime. For everything fantasy sports, get yourself a free trial at rotowire.com.
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